AI, Openness & Future Publishing – Event summary TAGS: open data This is a guest blog post written by Veronica Cano, Open Data and REF Manager The CAHSS Research Cultures team organised the half-day event “AI, Openness & Publishing Futures”, which …Continue reading →

5 things: supporting you in your exams TAGS: assignments | Books | databases | e-books | e-resources | exam period | exams | film | hand ins | Library | online resources | research | resources | revision | students | subject guides | well-being Semester one is almost over and exams are looming! As the exam period approaches, it’s natural to start feeling the pressure build. But remember, you’re not alone! At the University …Continue reading →

Shorthand in the New College Special Collections TAGS: Archives | handwriting | Thomas Chalmers by Danielle Fox, Archive & Library Assistant, New College Library Shorthand writing, also known as tachygraphy, stenography, or brachygraphy, is a system of writing that uses symbols and abbreviations to …Continue reading →

From tablets to computer screens; digitising some of the oldest texts at the University TAGS: Biblical Studies | digitisation | New College Library | Special Collections by Elin Crotty, Archive & Library Assistant, New College Over the past few months, the two New College Archive and Library Assistants (ALAs) have been liaising with the Cultural Heritage …Continue reading →

Commonplace Book of Harriet Holmes Today we are publishing an article by Ash Mowat, a volunteer in the Civic Engagement team, on the common-place book of Harriet Holmes, an 1818 – 1820 notebook which references …Continue reading →

Celebrating New Endings: Library & University Collections Publishes Updated Digital Preservation Policy Excited to learn a defunct web forum for your favourite band as a teenager still exists in the Wayback Machine? Relieved to hear that a teaching resource will be supported …Continue reading →

Halloween Horror with BFI Player TAGS: databases | e-resources | film | Films | halloween | Horror | Horror films | Library | online resources | resources | students | video With Halloween just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to get cosy and watch some truly creepy horror movies. Luckily, if you’re a student or staff member at the …Continue reading →

Digital Research Services: What’s on This Semester TAGS: conference | research support | workshops This a guest blog post written by Dr Eleonora Mameli, Research Facilitator in the Digital Research Services team. To help the research community get the best out of the University’s digital …Continue reading →

What will you discover at our Discovery Day? TAGS: databases | digital skills | Discovery Day | dissertation | Dissertation and Thesis Festival | Dissertation Festival | e-resources | information literacy | Library | online resources | primary sources | research | resources | students | Theses | thesis Unlock the potential of your dissertation or thesis at Discovery Day! Join us on Monday 27 October, 10am–2pm at the Main Library for Discovery Day, your chance to explore the …Continue reading →

Welcome to the Library! Recordings and slides TAGS: induction | information skills | Legal databases | library training | online resources | postgraduate | research | undergraduate | welcome Now that everyone is settling in to the new semester, we wanted to remind all students and staff that there is lots of material to help you use library resources …Continue reading →